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Chances are pretty good that the PC laptop will not have a thunderbolt port. In that case, unless the thunderbolt drives also have a USB 3 interface then you won't be able to use them.
You can buy a utility from Paragon that allows PCs to access the Mac HFS+ file system or a different one that allows a Mac to access the NTFS file system. They cost only a few dollars each.
In terms of Lr it is not a huge problem to use both systems but it pays to avoid letting two computers (even with the same OS) alter the Lr catalog and/or image library independently. i.e. be sure to use one at a time and sync the changes back to the master files before you use the other one.
In terms of other software you'll find it messy to use MS Office, for example, on both computers.
There may be some utility software that lets the PC use the iMac screen.
Some software, such as non-rental Ps, have a Windows licence or a Mac licence but not both. You can use both if you rent it. Lr can be used on both whether or not you rent it.
I recently bought an ASUS laptop with 1920*1080 15.6" anti-glare IPS screen (141ppi) and I love using it much more than I did my Mac Pro 17" 1920*1200 anti-glare non-IPS screen (131ppi). IPS gives much more stable dark colours regardless of vertical viewing angles (within reason) and that makes editing easier and more reliable. However, I'm almost at the point where the MBP has nothing to do. Fortunately my large screens are not tied to a specific computer as with an iMac. The ASUS cost me about 60% of what an rMBP would cost (both with 16GB RAM, 1TB internal SSD) and the rMBP does not have an anti-glare screen option (but at least it does have IPS).
- Alan
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